Architectural Digest

Architectural Digest is the world's foremost design authority, showcasing the work of top architects and interior decorators. It continues to set new benchmarks for how to live well—what to buy, what to see and do, where to travel, and who to watch on the fast-paced, multifaceted global design scene.

Strokes of Genius

editor’s letter

Easy Does It • Gio Ponti’s 1950s Round chair—an iconic seat that blends form and function—is reissued by Molteni&C

Greener Pastures • Artists Mary Nelson Sinclair and Matty Cruise update a Hudson Valley farmhouse for their creative family

Natural Beauty

Group Dynamic • Imbuing figurative forms with everyday function, Carmen D’Apollonio breathes new life into clay and metal

Luxe Lights • Louis Vuitton’s swank take on the old-fashioned lantern

SPEAKING OF TRAVELING TREASURES….

Mighty Roars • Ablaze in diamonds, Chanel’s new fine-jewelry collection honors its founding fashion designer’s lifelong obsession with lions

The Stuff of Dreams • A 1980s guest room by designer Michael Taylor has us shopping for visitors

Core Strength • A deft update by Frank Gehry reinvents the heart of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Mind Meld

RAIN OR SHINE • Our favorite outdoor sconces are studies in form and function

hotels • Ready to travel? Us too. And we know just the rooms to book…. AD’s 2021 hotel awards survey the best new openings of the past year. From Brooklyn to Botswana, these design hot spots will welcome you in high style.

A CENTURY OF STYLE • From editor-in-chief Amy Astley and Architectural Digest, AD at 100 celebrates the most incredible homes of the past century, showcasing the work of top designers and offering rare looks inside the private worlds of artists, celebrities, and other fascinating personalities.

INTO THE WOODS • Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis take a five-year journey with architect Howard Backen and designer Vicky Charles to craft a soulful Los Angeles home at one with the land

HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE • With verve and aplomb, Sheila Bridges sensitively updates a vintage country estate in upstate New York

design notes • THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK

HOUSE BLEND • In this West Village town house, architect Steven Harris and designer Julie Hillman create a spirited harmony of old and new

family style • Architecture and design firm Sachs Lindores channels the youthful charm of their clients in a Berkshires farmhouse layered with personality

design notes • THE DETAILS THAT MAKE THE LOOK

GREAT ROOMS • Architect Peter Pennoyer and decorators Miles Redd and David Kaihoi mastermind a majestic home for a young Ohio family

resources • All products have been identified by the designer of each residence. Items similar to vintage and antique pieces shown are aften available from the dealers listed. Contact information was up to date at time of publication.

Minjae Kim